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Dan O’Brien

Dan O’Brien is a poet, playwright, and nonfiction writer. His most recent poetry collections are Flying on Easter and Other Poems (Poetry London Editions, 2024) and Survivor’s Notebook (Acre Books, 2023). His playwriting has been recognized by a Guggenheim Fellowship and two PEN America Literary Awards. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Fall 2025

For My Brother 

By Dan O’Brien

A Heroic Crown The Kenyon Review · “For My Brother: A Heroic Crown” by Dan O’Brien 1. Where You Worked It’s messy:the blue lines are for data, and the redones […]